FOXBOROUGH – Robert Kraft has no problem paying out money owed to those who have earned the payments.

What he has a problem with is paying individuals who have no lived up to their end of the bargain. Aaron Hernandez happens to fall in this category.

On Monday, the NFL Players Association filed a grievance against the Patriots for an $82,000 workout bonus due to the former New England tight end.

“You can look at our history,” Kraft said. “We honor all of our contracts, and we expect the people who sign them to honor their part of their contract.”

The situation may not be that simple, though. Hernandez was released immediately after he arrested but before he was charged with the murder of Odin Lloyd. The timing of the release may play a role in determining if Hernandez actually violated his contract.

That, however, is an issue that will be each side will be given the opportunity to argue at a future date.

In the meantime, Kraft was asked if his organization made a mistake by inking Hernandez to a five-year, $40 million extension last August. While he almost certainly like to have the deal back, Kraft admits that there isn’t much that they team could have done differently.

“In 20 years, we’ve probably had over 2,000 people playing here. I think by and large, we’ve done a pretty good job,” Kraft said. “If you look at the last four years, I don’t think we’ve had any off-field incidents. We’re as diligent as we can be. We know what we want to achieve, yet when people go outside of this building, it’s like those of you who have children. Once they get to a certain age, you can’t control their activities.”